2 census tracts · pop 6,616 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Vine takes in 2 census tracts of Kalamazoo, MI, population 6,616. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
This is a renter market: 81% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Against a Kalamazoo baseline of 34.5%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.4/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. SNAP participation is 27.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Court records for this tract carry 101 eviction filings. 14.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 6.5% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 5.6% in 2018 against a 6.5% peak. At $1,009 a month, rents sit 6% under what the rest of Kalamazoo commands. That places it #1 of 16 neighborhoods in Kalamazoo.
The closest comparables inside the same city are West Main Hill and Arcadia. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 7.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Vine vs KalamazooHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Vine
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
101Total filings (sum)
6.06%Avg annual filing rate
6.5%Peak year (2016)
5.64%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Vine
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.5%Housing insecurity
14.3%Utility shutoff threat
25.2%Food insecurity
27.0%SNAP enrollment
9.3%No health insurance
34.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Vine
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Vine?
Vine scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Vine compare to Kalamazoo overall?
Vine scores 1.4 points higher than Kalamazoo overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,009 vs $1,078.
Q3
What is the average rent in Vine?
Average gross rent in Vine is $1,009/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Vine residents are renters?
81% of Vine households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Kalamazoo). The neighborhood has 6,616 residents.
Q5
Is Vine a high social-vulnerability area?
Vine sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Vine have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Vine is census tract 26077000601 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 7.3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Vine for landlords?
Vine carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kalamazoo as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Vine?
Vine has 6,255 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.1%), Other / Multiracial (10.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
